Helicopters at rehearsal of world premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Mittwoch aus Licht

Exclusive Lebrecht pictures by Laurie Lewis. Members of Birmingham Opera Company preparing for take off in helicopters during rehearsal of world premiere of Stockhausen’s opera Mittwoch aus Licht (Wednesday from Light) , 19 August 2012. Four musicians in four helicopters (“Helicopter String Quartet”) will beam synchronized music in to Argyle Works, Birmingham on 22 August 2012.